Professor of the year

By Marlyn Rodriguez |Managing Editor|
On Tuesday, March 3, Tom Long, CSUSB associate professor of history, was ambushed during his Historical Documentaries lecture and awarded the Golden Apple Award.
For the CSUSB community, the Golden Apple Award is also known as the Outstanding Professor of the year award, according to the San Bernardino Sun.
The decision of who becomes the professor of the year is solely up to students and alumni who nominate the professor by writing recommendations.
Every year, there is a traditional ambushing where the CSUSB president interrupts the professor’s class to present him with the award. This has been a tradition since the early 1990s.
Along … [Read more...] about Tom Long is Professor of the year

By Art Ortega |Staff Writer|
During a poetry class session, he came.
“Outstanding instructor.” Delgado-his name.
El Presidente Tomás Morales dubbed Juan Delgado, “El Jefe” after presenting him with this year’s Professor of the Year Award.
Professor Delgado has become a great asset to this university.
He has chaired the English department, Communications department and served on many committees throughout his career.
Morales barged into his poetry class on Monday, April 29, surprising Delgado, with more than 20 professors who were previous award winners.
Delgado’s wife Jean, a CSUSB lecturer, and two daughters, Anna and Clara, were also present to support their hero and … [Read more...] about Poet wins professor of the year

By Hector Gama
Staff Writer
Bewildered, dazed and red in the face are the only adjectives to describe Criminal Justice Professor Stephen Tibbetts after he was “ambushed” during the middle of his class by CSUSB President Dr. Albert Karnig and colleagues.
As we made our ascent from the first floor of the Social and Behavioral building to the second, where Tibbetts’ office is located, there was excitement and amusement in the air.
I asked Karnig why it was that he decided to ambush professors during class to present them this particular award as opposed to presenting them with it privately.
“It’s to bring attention to the award, and in particular, the person receiving the award in … [Read more...] about Karnig ambushes Tibbetts